Chapter 15 History Books Past Mother Shen's Doubts
Chapter 15 History Book Past Mother Shen’s Doubts
As the sun rose, the number of vehicles and pedestrians on the road gradually increased. After breakfast, he wandered aimlessly along the street. Li Zhongwu, who was observing the city, finally stopped.
He summoned the mission interface twice more in his mind, but still didn't get any response.
This made him realize that he might really have to die of old age in this new world for the rest of his life.
The first task before him is to understand the world as quickly as possible.
He let out a sigh of relief with a complicated expression, turned around and walked back, heading towards the bookstore he had seen last night.
What else can help you understand a new world faster than reading history books?
About half an hour later, he found the bookstore.
——Yushufang.
These three characters are the store name embossed on the bookstore’s sign.
Li Zhongwu took one look and walked into the bookstore calmly. After entering, he did not take off the baseball cap on his head and the sunglasses on his face.
This bookstore seems to have only one floor.
After entering the door, you can see rows of wooden bookshelves in the hall at a glance. On the bookshelves, there are brand-new books.
At this time, the bookstore had probably just opened for business. There was not a single customer in the store. There was only a cashier sitting behind the cashier, and two women in their thirties and forties were replenishing and organizing the bookshelves on the bookshelf.
The young woman behind the cashier saw Li Zhongwu coming in, gave him a smile, looked at his sunglasses, and did not say hello.
Li Zhongwu glanced at her and walked straight to the bookshelves without asking anything.
Because he was wearing sunglasses and because there were no lights on in the bookstore, his vision was limited and he could not clearly see the words on the small wooden signs on the other side of the bookshelf.
Seeing that there were not many people in the store, Li Zhongwu frowned and took off the sunglasses on his face.
Li Zhongwu searched for a moment before finding the small wooden sign in the "Literature and History Area" where history books should be.
So, he strode over there.
When passing by the ancient books section, he saw several copies of the "Tao Te Ching" on the bookshelves, as well as several "Huangdi Neijing" and "Tang Poems and Song Ci".
When passing by the craft area, he glanced casually and saw several book titles - "Introduction to Blacksmithing Techniques", "Nine Weaving Methods of Handmade Sweaters", "22 Flower Planting Techniques", "Basic Techniques of Woodworking"... …
While passing by the theology area, he also caught a glimpse of several book titles - "Research on the Authenticity of Ancient Taoist Gods", "The Significance of the Existence of Ancient Religions", and "Conjectures on the Causes of Rehabilitation in Ancient Buddhism".
Don't tell me, the titles of these books are quite interesting.
If he had nothing to do, he might actually be interested in reading how those books studied ancient religions.
However, now he just wants to find the history books of this world as soon as possible.
Soon, he came to the cultural and historical area.
On the bookshelf, there are new books with the fragrance of ink.
He glanced over, and the titles of the books came into his eyes one by one.
——"The Great Incident of Great Yan", "Famous Articles of the Number One Scholar in the Past", "Customs and Customs of the Shenfeng Kingdom", "The Rise and Fall of the Galen Empire"...
In front of the bookshelf, Li Zhongwu walked slowly forward while slowly scanning the title of a book on the bookshelves on both sides.
It took him seven or eight minutes to finally find a few history books he wanted.
The first volume of "A Brief History of Humanity".
The second volume of "A Brief History of Humanity".
There is also a book called "The Great Yan Dynasty".
He stopped and reached out to take out the first volume of "A Brief History of Humanity". He turned to the contents page and saw that there was only one title about ancient times on the contents page - ancient legends.
Starting from the second catalog title, it is the Daxia Dynasty established by the emperor of the early Yuan Dynasty.
Li Zhongwu glanced through the catalog, then reached out and pulled out the second volume of "A Brief History of Humanity" on the bookshelf.
Still flipping through the catalog first, after a few glances, he reached out and picked up "The Great Yan Dynasty".
Not long after, he took these three books to the checkout counter and left.
When he went out, he put on his sunglasses again.
Since some strangers could recognize him as the person who "saved" Da Su and Xiao Su last night when he was dining at the breakfast restaurant this morning, then if he doesn't want more people to recognize his identity, he must do something appropriate.
of cover.
After leaving the bookstore, he walked along the street with the three history books for half an hour. When he saw a park-like garden on the roadside, he walked in.
When he entered, he saw two large red characters carved on a stone at the entrance - Mirror Lake.
Not long after entering, he saw a lake as smooth as a mirror.
There are many flowers, plants and trees planted around the lake, as well as a bamboo forest.
Li Zhongwu randomly found a deserted lakeside, sat down on a big rock, and then lowered his head and began to read the first volume of "A Brief History of Humanity".
Time passed quietly as he turned the pages of the book from time to time.
A breeze blew by the lake from time to time. At first, this breeze made him feel quite comfortable. However, as the sun rose higher in the sky and the temperature continued to rise, the breeze blowing from the lake gradually stopped giving him a sense of comfort.
At about nine o'clock in the morning, Li Zhongwu finally felt hot.
His attention temporarily left the book, he looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, and then looked down at the black suit he was wearing. He took off his suit casually, put it aside, picked up the book and continued reading.
In other words, in his student days in the original time and space, his academic performance was still acceptable.
I was admitted to high school based on my ability, and I was admitted to university based on my ability.
Therefore, it is not difficult for him to read and study, and he also has some experience.
For example: When reading a book, you should concentrate on it without any distractions.
He had developed this habit long ago when he was a student.
It stands to reason that Yuan Shikong, who studies so seriously and hard, should have a bright future and a very happy life. He has no reason to be dissatisfied with the real world, and there is no reason to give up everything and choose to enter the mysterious world where life and death are unpredictable.
The world of reincarnation.
but……
Have you ever heard of those born in the 1980s?
In the original time and space, he was a miserable post-80s generation, and he was also a post-80s generation from a poor family.
His parents are both illiterate and cannot even write their own names.
When he was studying, reading was no longer free.
When he graduated, the country had just canceled job allocation.
While he was working, the state canceled welfare housing allocation.
When he was approaching the age of marriage, housing prices soared to a level that he could only look up to.
Also soaring are commodity prices and wedding gifts...
Almost all bad luck like this happened to him.
Just like a joke goes: this year the first grade students clean the whole school, next year the second grade students clean the whole school, and the year after that it is the third grade students' turn to clean... It seems fair, but the same group of students are always cleaning.
As a person born in the 1980s, he was deeply affected by it and could always feel the malice towards him from the entire era.
But, even so, he is still living hard, studying hard, working hard, hoping that he can become the pride of his parents, and that he can be worthy of his parents who have worked hard to train him for many years.
Until he suddenly found out that he was terminally ill.
His life is short.
At this time, in his sleep, he heard a voice asking him - "Do you want to be cured of your disease?"
Hearing this question in his dream, he subconsciously answered: "Of course!"
Then the voice in the dream asked: "Then how much are you willing to pay for this?"
He replied: "At any cost!"
…
Just like that, when he woke up, he had inexplicably entered a martial arts world, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw an illusory mission interface, and a main mission was issued to him.
Since then, his life has completely changed.
He no longer has to save money to buy a house or marry a wife, nor does he have to work overtime almost every day just for a few taels of silver.
Speaking of which, it has been a long time since he read a book as seriously as he did today.
Time keeps passing.
At noon, Li Zhongwu heard a protest sound from his stomach. As soon as he thought about it, he had a piece of bread in his hand. After taking a few mouthfuls, the bread disappeared. A bottle of pure water appeared in his hand. After taking two sips, he put it aside and reappeared in his hand.
That piece of bread I just ate a few bites of.
He didn't go to a restaurant for lunch.
He only used the food and water stored in his pocket to fill his stomach. During this period, his eyes never left the "A Brief History of Humanity" in his hand.
In the afternoon, he still sat by the lake and read a book.
After watching the sunset, he finally finished the first volume of "A Brief History of Humanity".
The moment he closed the book, he closed his tired eyes and simply sorted through his mind, summarizing the general content of the book.
The history of dynasties covered in this book made him surprised to find that every dynasty change in this new world was almost always because someone discovered something new from the ruins excavated in ancient times.
Sometimes it's because new weapons are developed.
Sometimes it's because new tactics of war have been developed.
The most bizarre change of dynasty turned out to be because someone discovered the ancient religious teachings inscribed on stone slabs, and then used those teachings to develop followers in reality, subverting the entire country, and finally achieving the achievement of changing dynasties.
…
Li Zhongwu closed his eyes for a long time, and when he opened them again, he couldn't help but sigh.
I sighed in my heart: The development and progress of this new world, as well as the successive dynasties, all rely on archeology. No wonder many things in this new world are so similar to those in the 21st century.
…
At nightfall.
Shen Xiaoling from the crew of "Princess Ruyun" came back from work at the Shengshi Inn in the Shadow City. She was the first person Li Zhongwu came to this new world last night and took the initiative to talk to him in the lobby of the inn.
This morning, when Li Zhongwu came out of the room, he happened to meet her and her mother.
At this time, after finishing her day's work, she felt a little tired, but also a little relaxed, with brisk steps, humming a little tune, and opened the door of Room 407.
This is her room.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw her mother in a cleaner's uniform sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, her brows slightly furrowed, looking like she was in a bad mood.
Shen Xiaoling was surprised when she saw her, because she had rarely seen her mother look like this.
Immediately, I walked over with some doubts, reached out and patted my mother on the shoulder, and asked: "Mom, what's wrong with you? What are you thinking about?"
Shen's mother was startled, and when she came back to her senses, she couldn't help but smile bitterly when she saw her daughter, and said, "Do you think it's strange or not? I clearly remembered that I cleaned room 422 the day before yesterday. How come when there are guests checking in today, that room... The room is in a mess, the quilt is not folded, and there is garbage in the bedside table and trash can? Oh, I guess I remembered it wrong. The manager has already warned me about this today and will deduct 200 gold from me. Where’s the salary? Alas, it seems that my mother is really old. This memory..."
Mother Shen shook her head and sighed as she spoke, looking very depressed.